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Smuggler jailed over £500k heroin haul

A DRUG smuggler has been jailed for 16 years for helping to bring a haul of heroin worth more than half-a-million pounds into the UK.

Stephen Tudge, aged 52, of Tennyson Road, Farnworth, worked with two accomplices to sne ak 5.5kg of 100-per-cent pure heroin with a street value of about £582,000 into the country from Belgium. Tudge, along with his two co-conspirators, denied any wrongdoing, but a jury at Sheffield Crown Court found him guilty on Tuesday of one charge of conspiracy to import Class A drugs after a two-week trial.

William Pearson, aged 52, of Goodwood Avenue, Sale, was jailed for 14 years and David Mather, aged 56, of Beech Grove, Salford, was jailed for 18 years, though he did not show up at court.

During the trial, the court heard Tudge, Mather and Pearson were in regular contact with each other before Border Force officers seized the drugs on May 7, 2010.

They would hold talks to plan how to carry out the smuggling attempt. Their scheme was to use a lorry trailer that had been specially adapted to hide the drugs.

The trailer arrived from Zebrugge in Belgium at about 7.30pm on May 6 and was parked in Killingholme, Lincolnshire.

The gang’s plan was for Mather to tell a driver to collect the trailer and deliver it to Warrington.

However, Border Force officers discovered the drugs concealed in 32 parcels hidden in a secret compartment in the lorry.

The driver was arrested and later released when police found he had no knowledge of the smuggling operation. After more than a year of police investigation, Tudge, who studied at Harper Green School as a boy, and Mather were arrested on May 22, 2011, while Pearson was apprehended seven months later.

All three denied knowledge of the operation, but they were charged after giving conflicting accounts of events.

Comments

Blimey, a couple of arrests in Deane and the racists are out in force on that article. Lets not bother this fella eh lads...you know with him being 'indiginous' and what not.

Blimey, a couple of arrests in Deane and the racists are out in force on that article. Lets not bother this fella eh lads...you know with him being 'indiginous' and what not.The Bullet

Blimey, a couple of arrests in Deane and the racists are out in force on that article. Lets not bother this fella eh lads...you know with him being 'indiginous' and what not.

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macauley
1:03pm Thu 31 Jan 13

now that was a suprise.[not] farnworth again.must be something in the water.

now that was a suprise.[not] farnworth again.must be something in the water.macauley

now that was a suprise.[not] farnworth again.must be something in the water.

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sunfun
2:22pm Thu 31 Jan 13

Indonesia sentences British woman to death for drug smuggling. Tudge should get the same sentence here, and save us downtroden taxpayers the expence of keeping him.

Indonesia sentences British woman to death for drug smuggling. Tudge should get the same sentence here, and save us downtroden taxpayers the expence of keeping him.sunfun

Indonesia sentences British woman to death for drug smuggling. Tudge should get the same sentence here, and save us downtroden taxpayers the expence of keeping him.

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Mindur Own Business
10:01pm Thu 31 Jan 13

You need to get lives!! Sitting there commenting and passing judgement on someone you know nothing about!

You have no idea of the circumstances or the mans background or family!

For you to say he deserves death is disgusting and ridiculous!

Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect!

You need to get lives!! Sitting there commenting and passing judgement on someone you know nothing about!
You have no idea of the circumstances or the mans background or family!
For you to say he deserves death is disgusting and ridiculous!
Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect!Mindur Own Business

You need to get lives!! Sitting there commenting and passing judgement on someone you know nothing about!

You have no idea of the circumstances or the mans background or family!

For you to say he deserves death is disgusting and ridiculous!

Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect!

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macauley
11:13pm Thu 31 Jan 13

sunfun wrote…

Indonesia sentences British woman to death for drug smuggling. Tudge should get the same sentence here, and save us downtroden taxpayers the expence of keeping him.

you said nothing wrong there sunfun.

[quote][p][bold]sunfun[/bold] wrote:
Indonesia sentences British woman to death for drug smuggling. Tudge should get the same sentence here, and save us downtroden taxpayers the expence of keeping him.[/p][/quote]you said nothing wrong there sunfun.macauley

sunfun wrote…

Indonesia sentences British woman to death for drug smuggling. Tudge should get the same sentence here, and save us downtroden taxpayers the expence of keeping him.

you said nothing wrong there sunfun.

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Mindur Own Business
11:43pm Thu 31 Jan 13

Well #### off to Indonesia then if you agree with their laws!!! You self righteous idiots!

Get down from them high horses!

He's worth every penny it's going to cost tax payers and more!! That's from the mouth of someone who is a tax payer and always has been!!

Well #### off to Indonesia then if you agree with their laws!!! You self righteous idiots!
Get down from them high horses!
He's worth every penny it's going to cost tax payers and more!! That's from the mouth of someone who is a tax payer and always has been!!Mindur Own Business

Well #### off to Indonesia then if you agree with their laws!!! You self righteous idiots!

Get down from them high horses!

He's worth every penny it's going to cost tax payers and more!! That's from the mouth of someone who is a tax payer and always has been!!

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me over here!
1:17pm Fri 1 Feb 13

I dont agree with the death sentence, they haven't "physically hurt" anyone but they knew the risk and simply have to pay the price.

Mindur Own Business...."Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect!”.....

I take it you know these people & I take they used to live on their pedestal & hadnt suffered anything other than the perfect high life....eh?!!!

I dont agree with the death sentence, they haven't "physically hurt" anyone but they knew the risk and simply have to pay the price.
Mindur Own Business...."Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect!”.....
I take it you know these people & I take they used to live on their pedestal & hadnt suffered anything other than the perfect high life....eh?!!!me over here!

I dont agree with the death sentence, they haven't "physically hurt" anyone but they knew the risk and simply have to pay the price.

Mindur Own Business...."Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect!”.....

I take it you know these people & I take they used to live on their pedestal & hadnt suffered anything other than the perfect high life....eh?!!!

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Usickfuk
6:59pm Fri 1 Feb 13

Sad pathetic morons. Nothing better to wish death on someone you know nothing about. What they have done might be wrong but they certainly do not deserve death! You should be ashamed of yourselves!

Sad pathetic morons. Nothing better to wish death on someone you know nothing about. What they have done might be wrong but they certainly do not deserve death! You should be ashamed of yourselves!Usickfuk

Sad pathetic morons. Nothing better to wish death on someone you know nothing about. What they have done might be wrong but they certainly do not deserve death! You should be ashamed of yourselves!

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macauley
10:31pm Fri 1 Feb 13

Usickfuk wrote…

Sad pathetic morons. Nothing better to wish death on someone you know nothing about. What they have done might be wrong but they certainly do not deserve death! You should be ashamed of yourselves!

nope.

[quote][p][bold]Usickfuk[/bold] wrote:
Sad pathetic morons. Nothing better to wish death on someone you know nothing about. What they have done might be wrong but they certainly do not deserve death! You should be ashamed of yourselves![/p][/quote]nope.macauley

Usickfuk wrote…

Sad pathetic morons. Nothing better to wish death on someone you know nothing about. What they have done might be wrong but they certainly do not deserve death! You should be ashamed of yourselves!

nope.

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clitheroe blue boy
11:39am Sat 2 Feb 13

Mindur Own Business wrote…

You need to get lives!! Sitting there commenting and passing judgement on someone you know nothing about!

You have no idea of the circumstances or the mans background or family!

For you to say he deserves death is disgusting and ridiculous!

Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect!

We know nothing about this person or the circumstances or the mans background?

We now know he's a convicted smug smuggler who was prepared to flood the streets with class A drugs.

I wonder how most drug addicts pay for their drugs?

Perhaps he had an unhappy upbringing as a child, or lost his job to provide for his family, or was forced to smuggle drugs into the country? (Or maybe he's got a previous criminal record stretching back several decades?)

That makes a good excuse then, and he should have been let off!

I've no doubt his family and friends will say he's a good family man and its a case of mistaken identity.

What other excuses could their be for him to be a big drug smuggler?

[quote][p][bold]Mindur Own Business[/bold] wrote:
You need to get lives!! Sitting there commenting and passing judgement on someone you know nothing about!
You have no idea of the circumstances or the mans background or family!
For you to say he deserves death is disgusting and ridiculous!
Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect![/p][/quote]We know nothing about this person or the circumstances or the mans background?
We now know he's a convicted smug smuggler who was prepared to flood the streets with class A drugs.
I wonder how most drug addicts pay for their drugs?
Perhaps he had an unhappy upbringing as a child, or lost his job to provide for his family, or was forced to smuggle drugs into the country? (Or maybe he's got a previous criminal record stretching back several decades?)
That makes a good excuse then, and he should have been let off!
I've no doubt his family and friends will say he's a good family man and its a case of mistaken identity.
What other excuses could their be for him to be a big drug smuggler?clitheroe blue boy

Mindur Own Business wrote…

You need to get lives!! Sitting there commenting and passing judgement on someone you know nothing about!

You have no idea of the circumstances or the mans background or family!

For you to say he deserves death is disgusting and ridiculous!

Get back on your pedestal living your high and mighty life! God help you if you every have to suffer anything other than perfect!

We know nothing about this person or the circumstances or the mans background?

We now know he's a convicted smug smuggler who was prepared to flood the streets with class A drugs.

I wonder how most drug addicts pay for their drugs?

Perhaps he had an unhappy upbringing as a child, or lost his job to provide for his family, or was forced to smuggle drugs into the country? (Or maybe he's got a previous criminal record stretching back several decades?)

That makes a good excuse then, and he should have been let off!

I've no doubt his family and friends will say he's a good family man and its a case of mistaken identity.

What other excuses could their be for him to be a big drug smuggler?

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Mindur Own Business
10:33pm Sat 2 Feb 13

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!!

A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!!

Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!!

Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!!
A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!!
Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!!
Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!Mindur Own Business

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!!

A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!!

Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!!

Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!

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clitheroe blue boy
6:11pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Mindur Own Business wrote…

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!!

A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!!

Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!!

Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!

I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are!

He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say.

Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more.

You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us?

I doubt you will.

[quote][p][bold]Mindur Own Business[/bold] wrote:
I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!!
A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!!
Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!!
Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!![/p][/quote]I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are!
He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say.
Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more.
You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us?
I doubt you will.clitheroe blue boy

Mindur Own Business wrote…

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!!

A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!!

Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!!

Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!

I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are!

He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say.

Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more.

You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us?

I doubt you will.

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judgementaltwats
12:58pm Wed 6 Feb 13

clitheroe blue boy wrote…

Mindur Own Business wrote…

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!! A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!! Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!! Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!

I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are! He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say. Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more. You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us? I doubt you will.

You are only entitled to say good riddance when you know the truth behind it. Can i ask how many of you actually know the man? none? i thought not. I dont understand how you can sit around and judge someone you dont **** know. for all you know he could very well be innocent... are you forgetting that there are two other people involved or can you just not read?! why victimise one person and not the others? im not saying you should victimise any, because you shouldn't but you all need to back off and leave the man alone. There has been many occasions were people have been wrongly imprisoned. Maybe if you looked a little closer you'd see that your comments are hurtful and unnecessary to those that care about him. like his children, family and friends. imagine if your children had to go through this? watching people slate their father all over the internet without knowing the full background story. God forbid it ever happened to you or your family.... because i can bet it would be totally different if it was one of you. you'd be full of excuses claiming that its 'different'. no. and i agree with 'mindur own business' ... drug takers CHOOSE to take them, no one forces them too, it is simply a lfestyle choice. Get your heads out your arses and stop defending drug taking arseholes that are just as bad as those that supply the drugs!!!!!!!!!

[quote][p][bold]clitheroe blue boy[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Mindur Own Business[/bold] wrote: I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!! A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!! Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!! Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!![/p][/quote]I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are! He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say. Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more. You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us? I doubt you will.[/p][/quote]You are only entitled to say good riddance when you know the truth behind it. Can i ask how many of you actually know the man? none? i thought not. I dont understand how you can sit around and judge someone you dont **** know. for all you know he could very well be innocent... are you forgetting that there are two other people involved or can you just not read?! why victimise one person and not the others? im not saying you should victimise any, because you shouldn't but you all need to back off and leave the man alone. There has been many occasions were people have been wrongly imprisoned. Maybe if you looked a little closer you'd see that your comments are hurtful and unnecessary to those that care about him. like his children, family and friends. imagine if your children had to go through this? watching people slate their father all over the internet without knowing the full background story. God forbid it ever happened to you or your family.... because i can bet it would be totally different if it was one of you. you'd be full of excuses claiming that its 'different'. no. and i agree with 'mindur own business' ... drug takers CHOOSE to take them, no one forces them too, it is simply a lfestyle choice. Get your heads out your arses and stop defending drug taking arseholes that are just as bad as those that supply the drugs!!!!!!!!!judgementaltwats

clitheroe blue boy wrote…

Mindur Own Business wrote…

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!! A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!! Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!! Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!

I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are! He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say. Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more. You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us? I doubt you will.

You are only entitled to say good riddance when you know the truth behind it. Can i ask how many of you actually know the man? none? i thought not. I dont understand how you can sit around and judge someone you dont **** know. for all you know he could very well be innocent... are you forgetting that there are two other people involved or can you just not read?! why victimise one person and not the others? im not saying you should victimise any, because you shouldn't but you all need to back off and leave the man alone. There has been many occasions were people have been wrongly imprisoned. Maybe if you looked a little closer you'd see that your comments are hurtful and unnecessary to those that care about him. like his children, family and friends. imagine if your children had to go through this? watching people slate their father all over the internet without knowing the full background story. God forbid it ever happened to you or your family.... because i can bet it would be totally different if it was one of you. you'd be full of excuses claiming that its 'different'. no. and i agree with 'mindur own business' ... drug takers CHOOSE to take them, no one forces them too, it is simply a lfestyle choice. Get your heads out your arses and stop defending drug taking arseholes that are just as bad as those that supply the drugs!!!!!!!!!

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clitheroe blue boy
6:14pm Wed 6 Feb 13

judgementaltwats wrote…

clitheroe blue boy wrote…

Mindur Own Business wrote…

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!! A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!! Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!! Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!

I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are! He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say. Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more. You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us? I doubt you will.

You are only entitled to say good riddance when you know the truth behind it. Can i ask how many of you actually know the man? none? i thought not. I dont understand how you can sit around and judge someone you dont **** know. for all you know he could very well be innocent... are you forgetting that there are two other people involved or can you just not read?! why victimise one person and not the others? im not saying you should victimise any, because you shouldn't but you all need to back off and leave the man alone. There has been many occasions were people have been wrongly imprisoned. Maybe if you looked a little closer you'd see that your comments are hurtful and unnecessary to those that care about him. like his children, family and friends. imagine if your children had to go through this? watching people slate their father all over the internet without knowing the full background story. God forbid it ever happened to you or your family.... because i can bet it would be totally different if it was one of you. you'd be full of excuses claiming that its 'different'. no. and i agree with 'mindur own business' ... drug takers CHOOSE to take them, no one forces them too, it is simply a lfestyle choice. Get your heads out your arses and stop defending drug taking arseholes that are just as bad as those that supply the drugs!!!!!!!!!

No I don't know him, but Mindur Own Business gives the impression he/she does?

But they havent enlightened anybody into the circumstances, his background or family, to suggest he's an innocent party in all this?

Re he could be innocent? The assistant director of the border force said "This was a long and complex investigation into what was a sophisticated smuggling attemp"

This would suggest to me that there was overwhelming evidence of the offence, hence he was found guilty?

Or maybe he was stiched up by the Belgium & English Police and the Border Force who just happened have £500k of heroin lying around.

I await news of his appeal in the paper.

And if I was his family, I wouldn't be sad enough to go searching for news about his conviction and I'd be disgusted if it was my dad, but maybe that's how he provided for his family, so they are not too bothered and will take over the family business.

Id be embarrassed if my family saw my vulgar name of 'judgementalt***s' on here. Your family must be so proud of you aswell.

People will comment about 'him' because he's from Bolton, like I can only assume most of the people who comment on here are, inc me, and are also proud to be so, but news like this gives Bolton a bad name.

I couldn't care less about Sale or Salford, as I have no connections to either of those places.

Imagine if your children got into drugs, thanks to people like Tudge who supplied them? Like I'm sure you would still be so forgiving.

And I said good riddance as in he's going to jail and off the streets, I didn't say he should die and I personally don't believe in the death sentence.

And what's with all the !!!!!!!!! ?

Now go and defend somebody else who has been wrongly convicted.

[quote][p][bold]judgementaltwats[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]clitheroe blue boy[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Mindur Own Business[/bold] wrote: I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!! A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!! Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!! Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!![/p][/quote]I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are! He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say. Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more. You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us? I doubt you will.[/p][/quote]You are only entitled to say good riddance when you know the truth behind it. Can i ask how many of you actually know the man? none? i thought not. I dont understand how you can sit around and judge someone you dont **** know. for all you know he could very well be innocent... are you forgetting that there are two other people involved or can you just not read?! why victimise one person and not the others? im not saying you should victimise any, because you shouldn't but you all need to back off and leave the man alone. There has been many occasions were people have been wrongly imprisoned. Maybe if you looked a little closer you'd see that your comments are hurtful and unnecessary to those that care about him. like his children, family and friends. imagine if your children had to go through this? watching people slate their father all over the internet without knowing the full background story. God forbid it ever happened to you or your family.... because i can bet it would be totally different if it was one of you. you'd be full of excuses claiming that its 'different'. no. and i agree with 'mindur own business' ... drug takers CHOOSE to take them, no one forces them too, it is simply a lfestyle choice. Get your heads out your arses and stop defending drug taking arseholes that are just as bad as those that supply the drugs!!!!!!!!![/p][/quote]No I don't know him, but Mindur Own Business gives the impression he/she does?
But they havent enlightened anybody into the circumstances, his background or family, to suggest he's an innocent party in all this?
Re he could be innocent? The assistant director of the border force said "This was a long and complex investigation into what was a sophisticated smuggling attemp"
This would suggest to me that there was overwhelming evidence of the offence, hence he was found guilty?
Or maybe he was stiched up by the Belgium & English Police and the Border Force who just happened have £500k of heroin lying around.
I await news of his appeal in the paper.
And if I was his family, I wouldn't be sad enough to go searching for news about his conviction and I'd be disgusted if it was my dad, but maybe that's how he provided for his family, so they are not too bothered and will take over the family business.
Id be embarrassed if my family saw my vulgar name of 'judgementalt***s' on here. Your family must be so proud of you aswell.
People will comment about 'him' because he's from Bolton, like I can only assume most of the people who comment on here are, inc me, and are also proud to be so, but news like this gives Bolton a bad name.
I couldn't care less about Sale or Salford, as I have no connections to either of those places.
Imagine if your children got into drugs, thanks to people like Tudge who supplied them? Like I'm sure you would still be so forgiving.
And I said good riddance as in he's going to jail and off the streets, I didn't say he should die and I personally don't believe in the death sentence.
And what's with all the !!!!!!!!! ?
Now go and defend somebody else who has been wrongly convicted.clitheroe blue boy

judgementaltwats wrote…

clitheroe blue boy wrote…

Mindur Own Business wrote…

I did not say he was innocent or should be let off!! But who gives you or any other f##ker the right to say he deserves to die!! A drug addict chooses to take drugs!! They have the choice to take them or not!! Perhaps you set of sad b#stards had unhappy childhoods and still have unhappy lives to make you that sad and pathetic you feel the need to go on line and make stupid comments about people's wrong doings!! Find a new hobbie!! Go and knit!!!

I didn't say he should die? So get your facts right before you make comments making yourself look even more stupid than you actually are! He's a drug pushing criminal who knew what he was letting himself in for. Good riddance I say. Your probably a bit upset as you have lost your supplier. I'm sure you know plenty more. You obviously know the man, his background and the circumstances around his drug supplying, so tell us? I doubt you will.

You are only entitled to say good riddance when you know the truth behind it. Can i ask how many of you actually know the man? none? i thought not. I dont understand how you can sit around and judge someone you dont **** know. for all you know he could very well be innocent... are you forgetting that there are two other people involved or can you just not read?! why victimise one person and not the others? im not saying you should victimise any, because you shouldn't but you all need to back off and leave the man alone. There has been many occasions were people have been wrongly imprisoned. Maybe if you looked a little closer you'd see that your comments are hurtful and unnecessary to those that care about him. like his children, family and friends. imagine if your children had to go through this? watching people slate their father all over the internet without knowing the full background story. God forbid it ever happened to you or your family.... because i can bet it would be totally different if it was one of you. you'd be full of excuses claiming that its 'different'. no. and i agree with 'mindur own business' ... drug takers CHOOSE to take them, no one forces them too, it is simply a lfestyle choice. Get your heads out your arses and stop defending drug taking arseholes that are just as bad as those that supply the drugs!!!!!!!!!

No I don't know him, but Mindur Own Business gives the impression he/she does?

But they havent enlightened anybody into the circumstances, his background or family, to suggest he's an innocent party in all this?

Re he could be innocent? The assistant director of the border force said "This was a long and complex investigation into what was a sophisticated smuggling attemp"

This would suggest to me that there was overwhelming evidence of the offence, hence he was found guilty?

Or maybe he was stiched up by the Belgium & English Police and the Border Force who just happened have £500k of heroin lying around.

I await news of his appeal in the paper.

And if I was his family, I wouldn't be sad enough to go searching for news about his conviction and I'd be disgusted if it was my dad, but maybe that's how he provided for his family, so they are not too bothered and will take over the family business.

Id be embarrassed if my family saw my vulgar name of 'judgementalt***s' on here. Your family must be so proud of you aswell.

People will comment about 'him' because he's from Bolton, like I can only assume most of the people who comment on here are, inc me, and are also proud to be so, but news like this gives Bolton a bad name.

I couldn't care less about Sale or Salford, as I have no connections to either of those places.

Imagine if your children got into drugs, thanks to people like Tudge who supplied them? Like I'm sure you would still be so forgiving.

And I said good riddance as in he's going to jail and off the streets, I didn't say he should die and I personally don't believe in the death sentence.

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